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CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) CAS-004 Questions 146–150 (page: 31)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

SIMULATION
You are about to enter the virtual environment.
Once you have completed the item in the virtual environment, you will NOT be allowed to return to this item.
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Question and Instructions
DO NOT perform the following actions within the virtual environment. Making any of these changes will cause the virtual environment to fail and prevent proper scoring.
1. Disabling ssh
2. Disabling systemd
3. Altering the network adapter 172.162.0.0
4. Changing the password in the lab admin account
Once you have completed the item in the virtual environment. you will NOT be allowed to return to this item.
TEST QUESTION
This system was recently patched following the exploitation of a vulnerability by an attacker to enable data exfiltration.
Despite the vulnerability being patched, it is likely that a malicious TCP service is still running and the adversary has achieved persistence by creating a systemd service.
Examples of commands to use:
kill, killall
lsof
man, --help (use for assistance)
netstat (useful flags: a, n, g, u)
ps (useful flag: a)
systemctl (to control systemd)
Please note: the list of commands shown above is not exhaustive. All native commands are available.
INSTRUSTIONS
Using the following credentials:
Username: labXXXadmin
Password: XXXyyYzz!
Investigate to identify indicators of compromise and then remediate them. You will need to make at least two changes:
1. End the compromised process that is using a malicious TCP service.
2. Remove the malicious persistence agent by disabling the service's ability to start on boot.

  1. See Explanation section for answer.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Find the malicious service and use ג€Killallג€ switch command to end the process.



An analyst received a list of IOCs from a government agency. The attack has the following characteristics:
1. The attack starts with bulk phishing.
2. If a user clicks on the link, a dropper is downloaded to the computer.
3. Each of the malware samples has unique hashes tied to the user.
The analyst needs to identify whether existing endpoint controls are effective. Which of the following risk mitigation techniques should the analyst use?

  1. Update the incident response plan.
  2. Blocklist the executable.
  3. Deploy a honeypot onto the laptops.
  4. Detonate in a sandbox.

Answer(s): D



An organization's finance system was recently attacked. A forensic analyst is reviewing the contents of the compromised files for credit card data. Which of the following commands should the analyst run to BEST determine whether financial data was lost?

  1. grep ג€"v '^4 [0ג€"9] {12} (?:[0ג€"9]{3}) ?$' file
  2. grep '^4 [0ג€"9]{12}(?:[0ג€"9]{3})?$' file
  3. grep '^6(?:011|5[0ג€"9]{2}) [0ג€"9] {12} ?' file
  4. grep ג€"v '^6(?:011|5[0ג€"9]{2})[0ג€"9]{12}?' file

Answer(s): B



An organization requires a contractual document that includes:
-An overview of what is covered
-Goals and objectives
-Performance metrics for each party
-A review of how the agreement is managed by all parties
Which of the following BEST describes this type of contractual document?

  1. SLA
  2. BAA
  3. NDA
  4. ISA

Answer(s): A



A company based in the United States holds insurance details of EU citizens. Which of the following must be adhered to when processing EU citizens' personal, private, and confidential data?

  1. The principle of lawful, fair, and transparent processing
  2. The right to be forgotten principle of personal data erasure requests
  3. The non-repudiation and deniability principle
  4. The principle of encryption, obfuscation, and data masking

Answer(s): A



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